Buckle



Sept. 5, 1939. P. MARIANI 2,171,984

BUCKLE Filed Nov. 50, 1958 F IIGO 1.

IPIVENTOR. Ivar/arr! BY Mf w ATTORNEY.

' stamped out to provide a central opening II a 51109 2 Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE BUCKLE Paul Mariani, New York, N. Y.

Application November 30, 1938, Serial No. 243,100

2 Claims. (01. 24178) This invention relates to improvements in may be cemented. The rims l2 and I3 have a buckles, and more particularly to buckles for sufficient height to protect the jewel and to sub attaching to shoes, dresses and the like. stantially engage the sides thereof to reduce the Objects probability of dislodging the jewels by any inadvertent lateral scraplng action against any oth- 5 Among the principal objects which the present er object. invention has in View are: to provide a shoe The continuity of the inner rim of necessity is buckle of one piece construction; to enable imiinterrupted by portions of the metal which protation stones or the like to be held securely withject inwardly of the opening, as indicated by in a Channel of a buckle; to provide a shoe buckle narrow necks l8 which in turn are integral with 10 having w r parts than required heretofore; t more extensive ears l9, l9 ultimately curled, as provide a shoe buckle of simplified construction shown in Figs. 5, 6 and '7 to embrace a pivot pin and a y attached t a h to Secure s 2t upon which is mounted a tongue or pin 2i. plicity of construction and operation and ease T fabricatio of my improved budge Com in manufacture; and to obtain other advantages templates making th rims :z and [3 as nearly and results as y e brought 01117 in e continuous as possible and as shown the outer lowing description rim is continuous around the entire periphery Dl'a'wing of the buckle. The inner rim is fabricated as shown in Fig. 2 with the ears l9, l9 separated at their end portions from the body portion by slits 22. Between the ends of the said slits 22, the metal between necks l8, l8 outwardly to the line of bending I5 is stamped and. bent upwardly to form an upstanding tab 23 in alignment with and of the same height asbent-up rim I3. It 25 will therefore be observed that this tab 23, except for the narrow necks, is a continuation of the upstanding inner rim and the metal which is required for making the tab leaves the small opening 24 between said tab and ear and. between two narrow necks l8, 98 which retains the said ears integral with the body portion of the buckle. The pivot 20 butts at its ends against Des p o th opposite tabs 23, 23 and thus cannot slide In the specific embodiment of the invention out of P05113011- j ears the illustrated in said drawing reference numeral It] said pivot keeps 1t from lateral alsplacementdesignates in general the base or body portion d ears l9, I9 are P 9 1 0 e h other and of the buckle represented as being substantially separated a distance sufiiclent to receive the sock rectangular with rounded corners in the present eted end 25 0f 1 t0ng1le 2|- The Outer end showing, but capable of being made in other f said p n it pr y p l s across the end 40 shapes as will be understood by those versed 0f the y portlonand the e thereof ppo d in the art. The said body portion is preferably from t face having the channel and J blanked out or a single piece of metal as indie said pi is p y pomted s as o nab cated in Fig 2 d t metal is appropriately it to be inserted through the mater1al forming 5 or other portion of attire on which the therethrough having a contour substantially parbuckle is to be attached. allel to the outside contour of the blank. The With partlcular e er to F gure the medge margins of the metal are then bent to be Vention is Shown utll'lzlng t -P 6 t cperpendicular to t main part of t body p01.- tion. The body portion lila 15 bent up as before tion, thereby forming outer rim l2 and inner rim P that fi bottom of Channel 15 i3 bent respectively on line l4 and i5 between level, not having the Socket depresslons b which is accordingly provided a shallow channel provides inner and Outer rlms, necks, s, p v t to. The bottom of this channel is impressed and tongue all as D Y Q P s with a plurality of socket depressions I? wherein For mounting the Jew s lmltatlon JBWBIS the underside of jewels or imitation jewels l8 H3 in this construction of Fig. 6, another or auX- Figure 1 is an elevation of a shoe with a buckle of my improved construction as a part thereof;

Figure 2 is a sheet of blank metal material, shaped for assembling;

Figure 3 is a top plan of the buckle as in Figure 2 and showing the same as nearly completed;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 6- 3 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a completely assembled buckle and ready to be attached to a shoe;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 and showing the buckle having a separate insert for the imitation stones; and

Figure l is a front elevation of the buckle.

iliary continuous channel member 27 is provided which will fit very exactly at its sides in the channel of the body member. The bottom of this auxiliary channel member has socket depressions for the jewels which may be cemented or otherwise held therein. In this instance, likewise, the rims around the inner and outer peripheries of the buckle protect the jewels from dislodgement, and in this instance the rims are both fully continuous entirely around their respective peripheries. The auxiliary member nests within the main body portion and may be suitably held therein by crimping, solder or other appropriate means.

I claim:

1. A buckle or the like comprising a body portion having a, continuous channel and substantially continuous side Walls to the channel, a transverse pivot-pin between parallel portions of the channel, said side wall of the channel engaging the end of said pin for retaining it against longitudinal displacement.

2. A buckle or the like comprising a body portion having a continuous channel and substantially continuous side walls to the channel, a transverse pivot-pin between parallel portions of the channel, said side wall of the channel engaging the end of said pin for retaining it against longitudinal displacement, and ears integral with the body portion securing said pivot-pin against lateral displacement.

PAUL MARIANI. 

